Twenty Thousand Hertz
The stories behind the world’s most iconic and fascinating sounds.
Episodes (239)
Cremona: Saving the world’s most prized violin sounds
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Satanic Panic: Backwards messages and '80s hysteria
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Noise “R” Us: The evolution of noisy toys
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Good Vibes: Unlocking music’s hidden power over your brain
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4’33”: John Cage’s revolutionary “silent” musical piece
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The Seinfeld theme song w/ Composer Jonathan Wolff
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Sonic Wonderland: The world’s most incredible sounding places
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Historically Speaking: How language & accent shape your brain
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Vroom Vroom: The symphony of high-performance engines
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Baby Shark: From summer camp song to viral earworm
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Virtual Choir: 8,000 Voices, One Song
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The Price is Right: The drama behind TV’s catchiest theme song
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The Loudness War: Can streaming finally end it?
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The [COMPRESSED] history of music mastering
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You’ve Got Mail: The voice behind AOL
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From Spinal Tap to The Simpsons: Voice acting w/ Harry Shearer
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Hear Here: The messy history of architectural acoustics
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What makes Stradivarius violins so special?
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808: The drum machine that changed music forever
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Soundmarks: AT&T, United Airlines, and inventive sonic branding
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Deaf Gain: The promise and controversy of cochlear implants
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Plants That Listen (and some that sing)
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Sonic Illusions: Can you really trust your ears?
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Mother of Dragons(sounds): Game of Thrones’ bittersweet sounds
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Sound Escapes: Nature’s untouched soundtrack
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The Voyager Golden Record: Humanity’s message to the cosmos
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Bird Translation Guide: Decoding Tweets, Hoots, & Warbles
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Phone Tones: The hidden language of phone number beeps
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The Booj: The secret sound formula behind blockbuster trailers
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Dining on Decibels: Why are restaurants so noisy?
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Do Not Disturb: The unseen impacts of alarms and alerts
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Blue! 42! How helmet radio changed the NFL
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Silence: Dispatches from the quietest place on Earth
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A sonic journey through the Solar System
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Boots ’n Cats: The scientific secrets of beatboxing
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Being George Clooney: Dubbing Hollywood celebrities
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The Xbox Startup Sound: Crafting a console classic
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Theater for the Mind: The Golden Age of radio dramas
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Theremin: The instrument that defined classic sci-fi & horror
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Cartoon Sound Effects: From Steamboat Willie to The Jetsons
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Behind the Mic: The making of Twenty Thousand Hertz
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Jingles: How they hooked us and why they vanished
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“Intel Inside” and other sonic branding brilliance
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Loop Groups: The art of movie background chatter
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Slot Machines: The addictive power of sound
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Misophonia: Why we can't stand certain sounds
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THX Deep Note Part 2: How a lost file shaped movie history
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The THX Deep Note: From chaos to cinematic legend
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Amen Break: The world’s most sampled drum beat
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Ultrasonic Tracking: Are our phones really listening to us?
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